Kerr-Mcgee Coal Corporation

Weldon K Johnson

An improved particulate material loading system for transferring particulate material from a storage assembly to a vehicle having a storage bin wherein the material is protected from the outside environment during the transfer. The storage assembly includes a temporary cover which is operatively engagable with the vehicle to protect the storage bin of the vehicle when a hatch door of the vehicle is moved from a closed position to an open position to enable transfer of the material thereto. The vehicle is constructed to slidably receive the temporary cover of the storage assembly.

Particulate material transfer system

An improved system for automatically transferring particulate material, such as coal, is provided wherein the particulate material is transferred from a railroad car into an underground storage bunker while maintaining the material in a substantially covered or protected condition.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Weldon K Johnson